As'ad Soengkar

Work experience

Dec 1999 - Mar 2003

Legal Manager

PT. M-WEB INDONESIA

Overlooked all legal matters of PT M-Web Indonesia, a leading internet firm, among others, corporate, restructuring, licensing, representing the company and/or shareholders, maintain all intellectual property.

Mar 1999 - Nov 1999

Legal Manager

PT. CYBERINDO ADITAMA/CBN

Overlooked all legal matters of PT Cyberindo Aditama, a leading and pioneer internet service provider in Indonesia, among others, corporate, restructuring, licensing, representing the company and/or shareholders, maintain all intellectual property.

Oct 1997 - Mar 1999

BANK HASTIN INTERNATIONAL

Overlooked all legal matters related to the banking system, legal opinion, legal drafting, legal correspondence, legal action, agency in the credit syndication, maintaining and reporting the payment, restructuring and refinancing and act as a relationship manager between branches.

1995 - 1996

Legal Staff

INSTITUTE OF LEGAL DEFENSE, Yogyakarta

Worked as research & development staff and responsibility to the director on reporting legal opinion of all the case and all new government rules. Also preparing data such as jurisprudence, Law book, precedents and case law.

Education

Education

2008

Master of Business

Universitas Gajah Mada

1995

Bachelor of Law

Universitas Islam Indonesia

Skills

Skills

Corporate

Our team of corporate lawyers consists of specialists who have experience in the full spectrum of corporate and corporate finance transactions and who have been actively involved in advising clients on a varied range of matters including investment, joint ventures, restructurings, commercial transactions and compliance.Our corporate practice areas include, among others: Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Advisory, Corporate Commercial, Private Equity and Venture Capital, Foreign Direct Investment, Energy, Natural Resources & Infrastructure, Agribusiness

Construction Law

We are able to service an entire range of legal needs of the construction and engineering industry. We provide practical and timely counsel and advise on all aspects of projects, from tender process to completion and final accounts. Soengkar & Partners' first and current retainer client is one of the biggest state owned construction companies which has since given the firm an outstanding reputation of a legal expert in the industry. Our practice areas in construction law include: Project Structure and Delivery, Risk Analysis and Management, Claims Preparation and Negotiation, Dispute Resolution

Technology, Media, and Telecommunication

Our Technology, Media & Telecommunications (TMT) team has strong transactional skills, broad experience and in depth knowledge across various industries. Our experience in TMT includes advising and assisting on: Trademarks, copyright, designs, patents and the law of confidentiality & trade secrets, Technology agreements, computer & IT law and e-commerce transactions, Cross border transactional work including franchising, licensing, distribution, requiring extensive IP audits and due diligence, technology transfer, research, collaboration and commercialisation of IP.

Banking & Finance

We act for a number of local and international banks and other financial institutions on Indonesia and cross-border transactions, which include: Loans, Securitisation, Debt Restructuring, Structured Finance, Regulatory and Compliances, Project Finance, Shipping Finance. Our services in Banking & Finance are not only providing clients with solutions and structures to their transactions, but also to update and advise clients on risk management, especially when it comes to enforcement, security rights and dispute resolution.

Shipping

Our Shipping Practice consists of specialists with extensive experience in the shipping industry and has in-depth knowledge in maritime law. Our well-recognised team of Shipping Practice assists clients in both contentious and non-contentious matters as well as compliance and licensing. We have a significant number of shipping companies, among others, shipbuilder, shipowner, broker, agent as well as shipping investors as our retainer and long term clients.

Labour

We advise a wide variety of clients on matters pertaining to Indonesian labour law. We regularly assist clients in both formal and informal labour disputes, preparing, drafting and negotiating employment contract and company's regulations to comply with the prevailing labour laws and regulations.

Arbitration & Mediation

Our Arbitration and Mediation Practice see our lawyers routinely participate as counsel in high-value arbitrations and mediations. The disputes we arbitrate and mediate cut across a number of industry sectors and cross-border parties. They include, among others: Telecommunications, Banking & Finance, Contractual and Commercial